Honda CBF Stunner….
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Honda CBF Stunner 360 degree view….
Suzuki Motorcycle Has Expansion Plans for India
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Suzuki India plans to invest Rs. 150 crores in India. It has massive expansion plans to capture larger share two-wheeler market in India. It will invest the money in its operations which will be functional by 2010.
“So far we have invested Rs 400 crore. We will be looking at an additional investment of Rs 150 crore by 2010 to expand our capacity. We will launch new bikes in different segments to diversify our portfolio,” said Atul Gupta, Vice President, SMIPL. “We have designed the bikes in the sporty style for youngsters and utility for commuters. It has wolf-eyed headlamps and a muscular fuel tank with wider seats for longer, comfortable ride. We are also introducing several industry features like engine RPM indicator and gear positioning indicator to attract customers moving up the value-chain from 125cc bikes,” he added.
The company has recently launched its GS150R at Rs. 59000 (ex-showroom, Delhi). It also plans to launch a new bike in India by January next year which will be pitted against Hero Honda Hunk and CBZ, Bajaj Pulsar, TVS apache RTR , Honda Unicorn and Yamaha FZ16 .
[Via: cartradeindia]
Honda Stunner debuts in Europe
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Honda’s Indian arm, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Limited (HMSI) rolled out a gorgeous looking motorcycle in the month of August this year called the Honda CBF Stunner 125. Based on the ever popular Honda Shine , this new bike borrows the chassis and powerplant from the Shine, albeit with a 5-speed transmission.
This same motorcycle will now be available in Europe across Honda dealerships as the Honda CBF 125. There is no change in the dynamics or styling for the European model and the 124.7cc mill has exact same power output of 11.1PS and 11Nm of torque as its Indian twin. The only two improvements on the European model come in the form of Honda’s reputed Fuel Injection system, to stay within UK’s stringent EURO-3 emission norms and stickies Continental Contigo tyres.
This step clearly indicates the increasing demand for small capacity bikes and the biking trends changing in Europe owing to rising fuel costs, the EU norms and for comfortable commuting through crowded cities like London and Paris.
[Via: economictimes]
Suzuki GS150R Launched!!
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Suzuki today launched the much awaited 150cc bike - GS150R . The 150cc Segment is picking up in India. Suzuki has been a little conservative till now with its bike models. Zeus and Heat and not extra ordinary, but it sells enough to be seen here and there a while. The company took another step ahead with the Access 125 Scooter.
Yamaha has stormed the 150cc segment with the launch of YZF R15 and FZ16 , Suzuki’s foray into this segment is expected to be create similar impact in the segment with the GSR 150 Lanza.Inspired from the styling of Suzuki’s GSR 400 and GSR 600 - the GS150R Lanza boasts masculine styling cues. With a bikini fairing, wolf-eyed headlamps and pilot lamps mounted on either side the styling of the GSR is little conserative. GS150R’s muscular fuel tank is alike the one seen in TVS Apache RTR.
GS150R has no monshock, but comes with the contemporary gas charged suspension at the rear.Disc brake at the front and drum at the rear is as typical of any 150cc bike. Gear lever is the comfortable heel and toe type and GS150R comes with a six speed transmission.
It boast a bikini fairing with a wolf eyed headlamp similar to the pulsar. The pilot lamps are mounted on each side which increases the aura of the lanza. However the most striking features in the lanza is its muscular fuel tank.
It is available in four colours - pearl nebular black,metallic flint gray,candy max orange and Candy dark greenish blue. Suzuki has come up with a killer price for the GS150R. GS150R is attractively priced at Rs.59000.00 (ex-showroom Delhi).
Hydrogen powered motorcycle
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008A group of scientists at the Loughborough University demonstrated the ENV, the worlds - the world’s first ever hydrogen-powered motorbike. Yup, you heard it right, hydrogen it is. The bikes look like they came from the future and that’s good as it will take at least half a decade for these to hit the road.
Instead of a standard fuel tank, the ENV (short for Emissions Neutral Vehicle) contains an onboard fuel cell that can be filled with hydrogen in just three minutes. The cell then converts the hydrogen to electricity, enabling speeds of over 50 mph, and a range of 100 miles, with no emissions except warm air and sweet water.
According to project leader, Prof. Bob Thring, “we start with renewable electricity, which we put into an electrolyser, and split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The fuel cell will combine the hydrogen and oxygen and use that energy to make electricity.”
The university already plans to create a fleet of hydrogen motorbikes for use around the university campus. Chris Colton of research partner Intelligent Energy (also behind the forthcoming Suzuki Crosscage fuel-cell concept) said the bikes are “fantastic to ride, if you can ride a pushbike you can essentially ride this motorcycle.”
[Via: indiaautosblog]
New Hero Honda Karizma Fi
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Hero Honda will soon be offering goodies on the low end models and launch the much anticipated bigger Karizma Fi . Hero Honda completed 25 years of operation In India and as part of the celebrations, they will soon be offering goodies on the low end models. This will include offers like free electric start for the 100cc bikes.
The upgraded Karizma is ready with a slight hike in engine capacity and fuel injection. But Hero Honda wont be launching this soon. Sources say that they are waiting for Honda to come out with their superbikes (Fireblade, CBR) and only then they will go ahead and launch the new Karizma.
[Via: Motorbeam]
Hero Honda aims to sell 600,000 units this month
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Hero Honda , which plans to launch seven new variants of its two-wheelers by the end of this year, is aiming at sales of 600,000 motorcycles and scooters this month. ‘In our silver jubilee year, we aim to clock the highest sales in our history. We have pushed up our production and are aiming retail sales of six lakh units, which is much higher than our sales in October 2006, when we had sold around five lakh units. We expect our October 2008 sales to be the highest ever,’ said Pawan Munjal, MD, Hero Honda, speaking to a national newspaper.
Hero Honda dealers, who say they’ve been given the highest sales targets ever for the festive season, are already offering significant discounts to meet those sales targets. With its 100cc and 125cc bikes offering the ultimate in fuel economy, it looks like Hero Honda is going to continue to stick to the no.1 position in India’s two-wheeler market for the foreseeable future.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
Suzuki to launch 150cc Lanza this month!!
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Suzuki india will launch its premium bike called Lanza later this month. With this launch, Suzuki will make its debut into the highly competetive 150cc segment.
Lanza will come with a 150cc engine that is expected to develop 15bhp of maximum power. Lanza will come with a six speed transmission and will host contemporary features like LCD console. The lanza 150cc boast a bikini fairing with a wolf eyed headlamp similar to the pulsar. The pilot lamps are mounted on each side which increases the aura of the lanza. However the most striking features in the lanza is its muscular fuel tank.
